AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAntitrust in Hollywood: Twelve state attorneys general, including Oregon, filed suit to pause and block Paramount’s $110B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would “extinguish competition” and raise prices while cutting quality and content; the coalition is asking courts to halt the deal even though the DOJ already cleared it. Oregon policy ripple effects: Oregon is also tied to the broader fight over how states handle SNAP payment errors, with new federal cost-sharing penalties looming if error rates stay high—data collected now could determine what Oregon owes starting in 2027. Climate and energy legal drama: A Portland-area climate lawsuit lawyer tied to a $51B oil-and-gas heat-wave case faced a congressional grilling, highlighting how climate litigation is colliding with politics. Tech and infrastructure: Google agreed to buy all output from a large Arkansas solar-plus-storage project to offset emissions tied to its data centers, underscoring how power demand and clean-energy deals are reshaping the grid. Science and mapping: Researchers used a Mars crater-finding algorithm to identify 73 likely previously unknown submarine calderas, showing how space tools can expand Earth’s seafloor map.
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